Batesville vs Sulphur Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Batesville and Sulphur Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Batesville and Sulphur Rock are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Batesville has the higher population (11,385 vs 747 in Sulphur Rock). Batesville has the higher median household income ($54,424 vs $49,440 in Sulphur Rock). Batesville has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $150,700 in Sulphur Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
Population	11,385	747
Median age	35.7 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,424	$49,440
Median home value	$159,200	$150,700
Median gross rent	$821	$774
Housing units	4,905	360
Homeownership rate	50.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
Population	10,706 → 11,385 (+6.3%)	691 → 747 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$45,202 → $54,424 (+20.4%)	$46,042 → $49,440 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $159,200 (+27.8%)	$66,700 → $150,700 (+125.9%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $821 (+37.3%)	$716 → $774 (+8.1%)

Batesville

Population

10,70611,385

Median household income

$45,202$54,424

Median home value

$124,600$159,200

Median gross rent

$598$821

Sulphur Rock

Population

691747

Median household income

$46,042$49,440

Median home value

$66,700$150,700

Median gross rent

$716$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
Under 5	6.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	16.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.4%
75 and over	9.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	73.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
No high school diploma	14.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	35.3%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
Drove alone	79.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	1.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
1-unit, detached	77.7%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Batesville	Sulphur Rock
Poverty rate	24.4%	20.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	12	17
Median year structure built	1980	1995